Partnership Manager (FTC) in Woking

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Location: Living Planet Centre, Woking, Surrey

Contract: Up to 12-month maternity cover, full time (35 hours)

Hybrid working: Minimum 40% in person collaboration per month

Salary: £38,709 per annum + excellent benefits

Safeguarding level: Level One

Please note, this is a fixed-term role linked to a maternity cover for up to 12 months. Due to the nature of the contract, it may end earlier if the substantive postholder returns sooner than expected, subject to the notice arrangements set out in the contract.

1st stage interviews: w/c Monday 14th September

About the role

We’re excited to be recruiting for a Partnership Manager to join WWF-UK’s Partnerships team and help deliver and grow some of our most important corporate relationships. At WWF-UK we work with leading companies to better understand the challenges facing nature and to find solutions that help tackle the threats to our planet. Through ambitious partnerships we influence the policies and actions of businesses and governments, amplify our voice to show that nature matters, and inspire positive change to help restore nature.

WWF-UK manages a portfolio of sector-leading, long-term partnerships with organisations including Sky, HSBC, GSK, KPMG and Reckitt, among others. These partnerships play a critical role in helping us deliver income, influence and advocacy that enable us to scale our impact.

As a Partnership Manager you will lead the delivery and development of key corporate partnerships and projects, delivering excellent partnership management while maximising the strategic value of each relationship. You will either manage a portfolio of partnerships directly or lead key workstreams as part of a matrix team supporting one of our larger strategic partnerships. In doing so, you will work closely with colleagues across WWF-UK and the wider WWF network, as well as with partner organisations and agencies.

The role sits within the Partnerships Management Unit, which is responsible for delivering and growing WWF-UK’s portfolio of existing corporate partnerships, ensuring the strategic value of each partnership through securing income, influence, communication, and impact in line with our strategy, and ensuring they create meaningful impact for nature while delivering value for our partners.

Skills and experience

• Experience of account management in a commercial or charity setting
• Strong understanding of the corporate sector and experience building impactful long-term partnerships to deliver value on multiple levels.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships across multiple organisations or teams
• Excellent planning, project management and organisational skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders
• Negotiation and diplomacy skills to enable networking and fundraising at the highest corporate level.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and functions
• A proactive, solutions-focused and results-driven approach
• Ability to work effectively with colleagues and partners across different cultures and geographies
• Commitment to the mission and values of WWF and passionate about driving the success of the Partnerships team and meeting WWF objectives.
• Corporate fundraising experience, ideally within a global or multi-market context
• Experience of marketing partnerships, including cause marketing associations or sponsorships
• Experience working with partner agencies
• Knowledge of key issues in conservation and sustainability, particularly international conservation programmes
• Experience working internationally or across multiple markets

What we offer

We believe in rewarding our team with more than just a salary. Here’s what you can expect:

• Annual leave starting at 26 days a year, rising one day each year to 31 days plus bank holidays
• Flexible working options, to support your work life balance
• 7.5% employer contribution to pension, rising to 10% with employee contribution
• Learning and development opportunities to help you grow
• Regular wellbeing initiatives to support your health and happiness.

This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer sponsorship and any offer of employment will be subject to evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

This role is hybrid with a minimum 40% of your contracted hours spent at our beautiful UK head office, the Living Planet Centre in Woking, Surrey, where you’ll hot desk among trees and gardens.

About WWF-UK

We’re a global conservation charity with millions of supporters and hundreds of projects around the world. At WWF-UK, we’re bringing our world back to life. Protecting what’s left isn’t enough. We’re racing to restore nature and prevent catastrophic climate change. And it’s a race we can win with everyone’s help. We’re courageous, passionate, and driven by science. For more than 60 years we’ve been at the forefront of global efforts to protect wildlife and the natural world. We work with integrity, collaboration and deep respect for those we partner with.

Our Diversity Promise to You

At the heart of our mission is a simple truth: the planet needs everyone. That means you - in all your uniqueness, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or how you choose to express yourself. We don’t do stereotypes. We work together with purpose, driven by passion and enhanced by respect, courage, and integrity. We pull together from all walks of life to fight for a better future, and we want you to feel supported every step of the way. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities.

So, if there’s anything we can do to make your application or interview experience more comfortable or accessible, just give our Talent Acquisition Team a shout at recruitment@wwf.org.uk

Safeguarding Commitment

Just as we celebrate diversity in all its forms, we are equally dedicated to creating a safe environment for every person we work with or encounter. Our commitment extends to children, adults at risk, and individuals experiencing any form of vulnerability, whether temporary or permanent. We proudly stand behind CAPSEAH (Common Approach to Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment) and put this commitment into action through clear policies, thorough training, and recruitment checks tailored to each role, which may include external vetting. If you ever have a concern, however big or small, know that there are confidential channels ready to support you at WWF-UK. We promise to respond promptly and with care, because protecting every individual is at the heart of everything we do.